Tanner Gordon, SP: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 7.59 ERA.Michael Harris II, CF: 2-5, 2B, BB, 2 RBI.(21-22) Mississippi Braves 19, (20-18) Pensacola Blue Wahoos 6
Michael Tonkin gave Gwinnett a scoreless eighth inning. Brandon Brennan did not provide much support in relief as he allowed two runs in the seventh inning to put the game out of reach for a struggling Stripers lineup. Muller ended his outing by retiring two batters in the sixth inning, though he did not have a strike out after the fourth. A leadoff double in the fifth inning marked a third extra base hit against him in the game, and after the runner was moved over to third base a wild pitch scored the third run of the game. Muller struck out the side in the first inning, but a two run home run in the second showed a complete reversal and Gwinnett never caught up after this point. Despite the three walks on the line Muller was pounding the strike zone in the game with 71 of his 98 pitches going for strikes and none of the walks came back to bite him on the scoreboard.
Kyle Muller’s outing was defined by mixed results, as he struck out seven batters and was efficient enough to pitch into the sixth inning, but hard hit balls doomed him to allowing three runs. Facing a three run deficit in the ninth inning the middle of the order went down with a whimper as Norfolk topped Gwinnett 5-2. In turn Goins was brought home by Drew Waters’s lone hit in the game, but after Waters stole second base Braden Shewmake struck out to end the scoring threat. Alex Dickerson doubled to lead off the eighth inning and was scored on a Ryan Goins double a few plays later. Gwinnett fell to a 5-0 deficit in this time, but when Rodriguez left the offense got an immediate boost and tried to work its way back into the game. The Stripers faced a tough task in top prospect Grayson Rodriguez, and he looked every bit his part as he dominated Gwinnett over seven scoreless innings with only two hits allowed.
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